And Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king delighteth to honour,
Haman answered the king, 'For the man the king wants to honor,'
Haman is responding to King Xerxes' question about how to honor someone special, not knowing the king is talking about honoring Mordecai, Haman's enemy.
📚 Historical Context
In the Book of Esther, set in the Persian Empire during the reign of King Ahasuerus (likely Xerxes I), the story unfolds as the king struggles with insomnia and has the royal records read to him, discovering that Mordecai, a Jewish man, had previously saved his life by exposing an assassination plot but was never rewarded. This leads the king to seek advice on how to honor such a person, and Haman, a high official consumed by his own pride and hatred for the Jews, mistakenly believes the honor is intended for him. As a result, Haman unwittingly designs the very rewards that will soon be bestowed on his enemy.
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